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Spa & Wellbeing in St. Barts Several hotels are equipped with fitness clubs and air-conditioned rooms complete with sophisticated equipment. Some accept outsiders, others limit the use of these facilities to guests. Three independant fitness clubs, Form Fitnes...

In spite of the ongoing difficulties in organizing such an event on the island, the annual theatre festival ran from May 4-13, closing the cultural season. For this sixth edition of the festival, Martine Simon, Corinne Duval, Nadège Emmanuellian, and all the actors of the local troupe, SB Artists, p...

For many years, soccer players and rugby-men have complained about the condition of the playing field in the only sports stadium on the island. This situation has finally been remedied with the placement of 6000 sq meters of synthetic turf, a major improvement financed by Russian businessman Roman A...

Philippe Renauld was the owner of Do, a sailboat that ran aground in the Bay of St.Jean on Sunday, May 1, 2005. The damage was so extensive that the boat had to be towed to Public where it was broken into pieces before it was burned at the incinerator on May 6...

Practical information for St Barts Traveler What to Wear St. Barths is very informal. Casual sportsclothes in cotton, and other light fabrics are fine by day, as are jeans, T-shirts, etc. (Bathing suits are for the beach, pool, or yacht, but not for town.) A...

Cities and famous places Gustavia Shaped like a horseshoe around a small, sheltered harbor, and once protected by stone forts whose vestiges remain today, Gustavia remains a busy port, as was its original occupation. Called Carénage in the early days of colon...

The beach in St.Jean has never been the same since the last major hurricanes to hit the island (Luis in September 1995 then Georges in 1998, and José and Lenny in 1999), in contrast to the beach in Flamands. In 2000, additional sand was brought to the beach in St.Jean by taking 8000 cubic meters o...